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DIONISIOS VROCHIDES, MD, PhD, FACS, FRCSC

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1) Vrochides D, Sofianou D. Resistance to antibiotic drugs: an extended bibliographic review (Gre). HelMSIC Newsletter 1991; 1: 6-10.
2) Takoudas D, Gakis D, Papanikolaou V, Imvrios G, Papagiannis A, Vrochides D, Belechri A, Memmos A, Antoniades AA. Surgical treatment of 2nd hyperparathyroidism in patients with chronic renal failure (Gre). Acta Chirurgica Hellenica 1996; 6: S72.
3) Maslow A, Vrochides D. Commentary on “the influence of perioperative blood transfusion on survival after esophageal resection for carcinoma” by SM Langley, et al. Soc Cardiovasc Anesth Newsletters 2003; 4: 1-2.
4) Maslow A, Vrochides D. Commentary on “effect of blood transfusion on long-term survival after cardiac operation” by MC Engoren, et al. Soc Cardiovasc Anesth Newsletters 2003; 4: 3-4.
5) Iannitti D, Vrochides D, McKee J, Dupuy D. Multiple cool tip radiofrequency ablation probes and a switching controller compared to standard clustered radiofrequency probes in the porcine model. Gastroenterology 2005; 128: S810-11.
6) Iannitti D, Vrochides D, McKee J, Dupuy D. Radiofrequency ablation in the porcine model: Comparison of multiple cool tip probes and a switching controller with a standard three probe cluster. J Gastrointest Surg 2005; 9: S575-76.
7) Imvrios G, Papanikolaou V, Ouzounidis N, Papagiannis A, Fouzas I, Giakoustidis D, Antoniadis N, Vrochides D, Iosifidou S, Patsiaoura K, Zafiriadou E, Takoudas D. The natural history of liver transplant recipients that were diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma (Gre). Helliniki Iatriki 2006; 72: S118.
8) Vrochides D, Metrakos P, Cantarovich M, Tchervenkov J, Keith D, Fernandez M, Paraskevas S. Prolonged lymphopenia after anti-thymocyte globulin induction is not associated with increased graft survival in renal transplant recipients. Am J Transplant 2007; 7: S520.
9) Cantarovich M, Tchervenkov J, Barkun J, Deschenes M, Wong P, Ghali P, Paraskevas S, Chaudhury P, Vrochides D, Fernandez M, Metrakos P. Long-term renal function in liver transplant patients with post-operative renal dysfunction receiving anti-thymocyte globulin induction and delayed calcineurin inhibitors. Am J Transplant 2007; 7: S553.
10) Papanikolaou V, Ntinas A, Vrochides D, Miserlis G, Papagiannis A, Imvrios G, Giakoustidis D, Fouzas I, Antoniadis N, Solonaki F, Vergoulas G, Ouzounidis N, Diplaris K, Takoudas D. Use of everolimus in de novo renal recipients: Initial experience within the Greek population (Gre). Organ Tissue Transpl 2007; 12: S21.
11) Miserlis G, Papanikolaou V, Vergoulas G, Vrochides D, Antoniadis N, Ntinas A, Imvrios G, Papagiannis A, Fouzas I, Giakoustidis D, Solonaki F, Ouzounidis N, Kardasis D, Takoudas D. Everolimus with low dose cyclosporine A vs mycophenolate mofetil with regular dose cyclosporine A in renal transplant recipients. Organ Tissue Transpl 2007; 12: S23.
12) Antoniadis N, Diplaris K, Patsiaoura K, Katsiki D, Giakoustidis D, Fouzas I, Vrochides D, Ntinas A, Tsoulfas G, Kardasis D, Katsika E, Anagnostara E, Zafeiriadou E, Papanikolaou V, Imvrios G, Takoudas D. Accuracy of imaging when compared to pathology findings from the explant in patients who underwent liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma (Gre). Organ Tissue Transpl 2007; 12: S24.
13) Papageorgiou C, Papanikolaou V, Parlapani A, Katsika E, Vrochides D, Giakoustidis D, Imvrios G, Koupanis C, Takoudas D. Intraoperative hepatic vein oxygen saturation is an early marker of the liver graft function (Gre). Organ Tissue Transpl 2007; 12: S27.
14) Imvrios G, Papanikolaou V, Tsoulfas G, Vasiliadis Τ, Kardasis D, Papagiannis A, Goulis I, Giakoustidis D, Fouzas I, Antoniadis N, Patsiaoura K, Ntinas A, Ouzounidis N, Vrochides D, Katsika E, Diplaris K, Miserlis G, Takoudas D. Long-term results in liver transplant patients with alchoholic cirrhosis as primary diagnosis (Gre). Organ Tissue Transpl 2007; 12: S32.
15) Ntinas A, Karamanos D, Iliadis S, Alvanou-Ahparaki A, Koufogiannis D, Vrochides D, Spiridis X, Papadimitriou D, Gerasimidis T. Oxygenated fluoro-carbon protects rabbit small bowel from ischemia-reperfusion injury (Gre). Organ Tissue Transpl 2007; 12: S36.
16) Diplaris K, Giakoustidis D, Antoniadis N, Papagiannis A, Ouzounidis N, Kardasis D, Fouzas I, Tsoulfas G, Vrochides D, Ntinas A, Imvrios G, Papanikolaou V, Takoudas D. Use of double-J-stent at the ureterovescical anastomosis in renal graft recipients (Gre). Organ Tissue Transpl 2007; 12: S49.
17) Papanikolaou V, Ouzounidis N, Vrochides D, Giakoustidis D, Imvrios G, Papagiannis A, Fouzas I, Antoniadis N, Ntinas A, Arsos G, Kardasis D, Takoudas D. The accuracy of the parathyroid radionuclide scan is increased when combined with preoperative serum biochemistry values. A retrospective analysis of 453 consecutive patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism (Gre). Organ Tissue Transpl 2007; 12: S51.
18) Papanikolaou V, Papagiannis A, Vrochides D, Gakis D, Imvrios G, Fouzas I, Antoniadis N, Ntinas A, Kardasis D, Diplaris K, Takoudas D. The natural history of arteriovenous fistula for haemodialysis access. A prospective study of 2422 patients of a single center (Gre). Organ Tissue Transpl 2007; 12: S52.
19) Papageorgiou C, Katsika E, Papanikolaou V, Vrochides D, Imvrios G, Paroutsidou G, Koupanis C, Aslanidis T, Takoudas D, Anagnostara E. Blood product transfusion does not correlate with liver transplant recipients survival (Gre). Organ Tissue Transpl 2007; 12: S65.
20) Vrochides D, Metrakos P, Cantarovich M, Tchervenkov J, Keith D, Fernandez M, Paraskevas S. Prolonged lymphopenia after anti-thymocyte globulin induction is not associated with increased graft survival in renal transplant recipients. Organ Tissue Transpl 2007; 12: S91.
21) Vrochides D, Hassanain M, Metrakos P, Tchervenkov J, Chaudhury P, Cantarovich M, Paraskevas S. Allocation of non-ECD renal grafts to older patients results in loss of functioning graft-years secondary to recipients’ lower life expectancy. Organ Tissue Transpl 2007; 12: S92.
22) Vrochides D, Hassanain M, Barkun J, Tchervenkov J, Chaudhury P, Metrakos P. Baseline hepatic arterial doppler increases patient but not graft survival in orthotopic liver transplantation. Organ Tissue Transpl 2007; 12: S105.
23) Vrochides D, Hassanain M, Barkun J, Tchervenkov J, Chaudhury P, Cantarovich M, Deschenes M, Wong P, Ghali P, Metrakos P. Selection of liver transplant recipients for the treatment of HCC based on adjustable preoperative criteria with a pre-determined, center specific, five-year patient survival target. Organ Tissue Transpl 2007; 12: S106.
24) Vrochides D, Hassanain M, Barkun J, Tchervenkov J, Chaudhury P, Deschenes M, Wong P, Ghali P, Metrakos P. Persistent lymphopenia after anti-thymocyte globulin induction is associated with decreased long term survival in liver transplant recipients. Organ Tissue Transpl 2007; 12: S107.
25) Vrochides D, Hassanain M, Barkun J, Tchervenkov J, Chaudhury P, Deschenes M, Wong P, Ghali P, Metrakos P. Biliary tree complications after OLTx are not prevented either by intraoperative insertion of ERCP stent or by primary or secondary Roux en Y anastomosis. Organ Tissue Transpl 2007; 12: S108.
26) Vrochides D, Hassanain M, Barkun J, Tchervenkov J, Chaudhury P, Cantarovich M, Deschenes M, Wong P, Ghali P, Metrakos P. Prediction of postoperative mortality and long-term survival after liver transplantation, based on preoperative parameters. Organ Tissue Transpl 2007; 12: S109.
27) Vrochides D, Hassanain M, Metrakos P, Tchervenkov J, Chaudhury P, Cantarovich M, Paraskevas S. Persistent monocyte depletion does not improve graft survival after liver, pancreas alone and kidney transplants. Organ Tissue Transpl 2007; 12: S110.
28) Vrochides D, Metrakos P, Cantarovich M, Tchervenkov J, Keith D, Fernandez M, Paraskevas S. Prolonged lymphopenia after anti-thymocyte globulin induction is not associated with increased graft survival in pancreas alone transplant recipients. Organ Tissue Transpl 2007; 12: S111.
29) Hassanain M, Lattermann R, Carvalhio G, Karasek H, Molla H, Paglialunga S, Khankan A, Valenti D, Vrochides D, Chaudhury P, Schricker T, Metrakos P. Improving glycogen liver content improves post-operative liver function in patients undergoing major liver resections. HPB 2008; 10: S47.
30) Metrakos P, Neville A, Hassanain M, Chan G, Meti N, Vrochides D, Chaudhury P. Staged liver resection for extensive bilobar colorectal liver metastasis. HPB 2008; 10: S75.
31) Papageorgiou C, Papanikolaou V, Katsika E, Parlapani A, Vrochides D, Takoudas D. Hepatic venous hemoglobin oxygen saturation as an early predictor of liver function in orthotopic liver transplantation. Transpl Int 2008; 21: S12.
32) Boutros M, Neville A, Vrochides D, Paraskevas S, Chaudhury P, Metrakos P, Tchervenkov J, Fernandez M, Cantarovich M, Deschenes M, Ghali P, Wong P, Barkun J. A randomized trial of intra-operative biliary stent at orthotopic liver transplantation. Am J Transpl 2008; 7: S285-6.
33) Cantarovich M, Paraskevas S, Chaudhury P, Baran D, Keith D, Vrochides D, Hassanian M, Metrakos P, Tchervenkov J, Lipman M, Mangel R, Ladouceur M. Estimated GFR after treatment of acute rejection: A surrogate marker for long-term graft survival after kidney transplantation. Am J Transpl 2008; 7: S351.
34) Vrochides D, Hassanain M, Metrakos P, Tchervenkov J, Chaudhury P, Cantarovich M, Paraskevas S. Persistent monocyte depletion does not improve graft survival after liver, pancreas alone and kidney transplants. Am J Transpl 2008; 7: S426.
35) Vrochides D, Hassanain M, Barkun J, Tchervenkov J, Chaudhury P, Cantarovich M, Deschenes M, Wong P, Ghali P, Metrakos P. Prediction of postoperative mortality and long-term survival after liver transplantation, based on preoperative parameters. Am J Transpl 2008; 7: S464.
36) Vrochides D, Hassanain M, Barkun J, Tchervenkov J, Chaudhury P, Cantarovich M, Deschenes M, Wong P, Ghali P, Metrakos P. Selection of liver transplant recipients for the treatment of HCC based on adjustable preoperative criteria with a pre-determined, center specific, five-year patient survival target. Am J Transpl 2008; 7: S469.
37) Vrochides D, Hassanain M, Metrakos P, Tchervenkov J, Chaudhury P, Cantarovich M, Paraskevas S. Allocation of non-ECD renal grafts to older patients results in loss of functioning graft-years secondary to recipients’ lower life expectancy. Am J Transpl 2008; 7: S531.
38) Vrochides D, Hassanain M, Barkun J, Tchervenkov J, Chaudhury P, Deschenes M, Wong P, Ghali P, Metrakos P. Persistent lymphopenia after anti-thymocyte globulin induction is associated with decreased long term survival in liver transplant recipients. Am J Transpl 2008; 7: S543.
39) Cantarovich M, Paraskevas S, Chaudhury P, Baran D, Keith D, Hassanain M, Vrochides D, Lipman M, Mangel R, Metrakos P, Tchervenkov J, Ladouceur M. Estimated GFR after treatment of acute rejection: A surrogate marker for l ong-term graft survival after kidney transplantation. Transplantation 2008; 86: S169.
40) Miserlis G, Papanikolaou V, Vergoulas G, Antoniadis N, Fouzas I, Vrochides D, Papagiannis A, Imvrios G, Giakoustidis D, Takoudas D. Efficacy and safety of everolimus with low dose cyclosporine A compared with mycophenolate mofetil and full dose cyclosporine A in de novo renal transplant recipients. Transplantation 2008; 86: S544.
41) Vrochides D, Papanikolaou V, Imvrios G, Papagiannis A, Giakoustidis D, Fouzas I, Antoniadis N, Vergoulas G, Miserlis G, Takoudas D. Use of everolimus in de novo renal recipients: Initial experience in the Greek population. Transplantation 2008; 86: S547.
42) Miserlis G, Vergoulas G, Papanikolaou V, Ntinas A, Antoniadis N, Vrochides D, Fouzas I, Imvrios G, Giakoustidis D, Takoudas D. Kidney transplantation from cadaveric donors older than 60 years of age. Transplantation 2008; 86: S572.
43) Vrochides D, Papanikolaou V, Imvrios G, Papagiannis A, Ouzounidis N, Giakoustidis D, Fouzas I, Antoniadis N, Ntinas A, Takoudas D. Tc-99m sestamibi accuracy in detecting parathyroid tissue is increased when combined with preoperative laboratory values. A retrospective study in 453 Greek patients with chronic renal failure who underwent parathyroidectomy. Transplantation 2008; 86: S751.
44) Antoniadis N, Papanikolaou V, Giakoustidis D, Imvrios G, Fouzas I, Ouzounidis N, Tsoulfas G, Vrochides D, Papagiannis A, Giakoustidis A, Takoudas D, Antoniadis N. Surgical treatment of intrahepatic lithiasis: report of 6 cases; Hellenic Journal of Surgery 2008; 80: S37.
45) Antoniadis N, Papanikolaou V, Giakoustidis D, Imvrios G, Fouzas I, Ouzounidis N, Vrochides D, Tsoulfas G, Kardasis D, Papagiannis A, Takoudas D, Antoniadis N. Surgical treatment of hepatic adenomatosis; Hellenic Journal of Surgery 2008; 80: S37-38.
46) Mouloudi E, Katsanoulas C, Vrochides D, Giasnetsova T, Papageorgiou C, Gritsi-Gerogianni N. Eosinophilia as a marker of adrenal insufficiency in critically ill patients with severe septic shock: 1-year prospective study. Critical Care 2008; 12: S4.
47) Giakoustidis D, Antoniadis N, Tsoulfas G, Iosifidou S, Ouzounidis G, Imvrios G, Vasiliadis T, Patsiaoura K, Goulis I, Fouzas I, Katsika E, Katsiki E, Vrochides D, Giakoustidis A, Tsitlakidis A, Agorastou P, Papanikolaou V, Akriviadis E, Takoudas D. Evaluation of adjuvant treatment with sorafenib after OLTx for HCC beyond Milan criteria. Preliminary results. HPB 2009; 11: S24-5.
48) Imvrios G, Vrochides D, Papanikolaou V, Fouzas I, Antoniadis N, Giakoustidis D, Ntinas A, Kardasis D, Akriviadis E, Vasiliadis T, Goulis I, Katsika E, Moutsianos G, Patsiaoura K, Tsoulfas G, Ouzounidis N, Agorastou P, Takoudas D. The long-term survival of liver transplant recipients for hepatitis B and D cirrhosis is increased when hepatocellular cancer is present. HPB 2009; 11: S25.
49) Antoniadis N, Giakoustidis D, Papanikolaou V, Patsiaoura K, Katsiki E, Imvrios G, Fouzas I, Tsoulfas G, Vrochides D, Ouzounidis N, Iosifidou S, Papachrisos N, Giakoustidis A, Takoudas D. Comparison of the pretransplant imaging findings with the liver explant pathologic findings, in cases of liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma. HPB 2009; 11: S89.
50) Papanikolaou V, Vrochides D, Imvrios G, Giakoustidis D, Antoniadis N, Fouzas I, Ntinas A, Kardasis D, Akriviadis E, Vasiliadis T, Goulis I, Anagnostara E, Katsiki E, Ouzounidis N, Tsoulfas G, Amvrosidou T, Tsitlakidis A, Takoudas D. Very early hepatic artery thrombosis after liver transplantation may not be detected by post-operative transaminase elevation. HPB 2009; 11: S90.
51) Papanikolaou V, Tsoulfas G, Imvrios G, Giakoustidis D, Antoniadis N, Fouzas I, Vasiliadis T, Goulis I, Moutsianos G, Vrochides D, Ouzounidis N, Ntinas A, Agorastou P, Takoudas D. The effect of recipient renal function on survival following orthotopic liver transplantation (OLTx). HPB 2009; 11: S90-1.
52) Papanikolaou V, Tsoulfas G, Imvrios G, Giakoustidis D, Antoniadis N, Fouzas I, Akriviadis E, Goulis I, Vasiliadis T, Katsika E, Papagiannis A, Vrochides D, Ouzounidis N, Ntinas A, Iosifidou S, Agorastou P, Giakoustidis A, Takoudas D. Pretransplantation renal function affects survival after liver transplantation. Liver Transpl 2009; 15: S154-5.
53) Papanikolaou V, Vrochides D, Imvrios G, Giakoustidis D, Fouzas I, Antoniadis N, Ntinas A, Kardasis D, Akriviadis E, Vasiliadis T, Goulis I, Anagnostara E, Katsiki E, Ouzounidis N, Tsoulfas G, Amvrosidou T, Tsitlakidis A, Takoudas D. Very early hepatic artery thrombosis after liver transplantation may not be detected by post-operative transaminase elevation. Liver Transpl 2009; 15: S222.
54) Imvrios G, Vrochides D, Papanikolaou V, Fouzas I, Antoniadis N, Giakoustidis D, Ntinas A, Kardasis D, Akriviadis E, Vasiliadis T, Goulis I, Katsika E, Moutsianos G, Patsiaoura K, Tsoulfas G, Ouzounidis N, Agorastou P, Takoudas D. The long-term survival of liver transplant recipients for hepatitis B and D cirrhosis is increased when hepatocellular cancer is present. Liver Transpl 2009; 15: S258.
55) Antoniadis N, Papanikolaou V, Giakoustidis D, Imvrios G, Ouzounidis N, Tsoulfas G, Fouzas I, Papagiannis A, Giakoustidis A, Agorastou P, Vrochides D, Takoudas D, Antoniadis A. Surgical treatment of intrahepatic cholelithiasis: report of six cases. HPB 2010; 12: S360-1.
56) Antoniadis N, Giakoustidis D, Papanikolaou V, Tsoulfas G, Imvrios G, Ouzounidis N, Fouzas I, Giakoustidis A, Agorastou P, Vrochides D, Takoudas D, Akriviadis E. Everolimus use as immunosuppression in liver transplant recipients with renal insufficiency. HPB 2010; 12: S375-6.
57) Kardassis D, Ntinas A, Kofokotsios A, Papazisis K, Karanikiotis C, Miliaras D, Kelekis A, Vrochides D. Patients with multiple synchronous colonic cancer hepatic metastases benefit from their enrolment in a "liver first approach" protocol. HPB 2012; 14: S383-384.
58) Kardassis D, Ntinas A, Theodorakis J, Kofokotsios A, Dimitriadis A, Konstantinopoulos A, Miliaras D, Kelekis A, Malioufa M, Vrochides D. Predicted cost analysis for solid organ transplantation in private practice in Greece. Transplantation 2012; 94: S810.
59) Kofokotsios A, Taraboulous D, Maloudi F, Papaefthimiou C, Papazisis K, Kontovinis L, Andronikidis I, Kardassis D, Ntinas A, Vrochides D. Endoscopic stenting may be preferable to surgical bypass for palliation, even in the absence of metastatic disease, in patients with unresectable obstructive pancreatic head cancer. HPB 2014; 16: S229.
60) Ntinas A, Kardassis D, Kottos P, Manias A, Konstantinopoulos I, Vrochides D. Early goal directed resuscitation after major hepatectomy improves liver function and may decrease hospital length of stay. HPB 2014; 16: S533.